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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Yes, even though I have sewn everyday since the New Year started I have fallen way behind with the Civil War Quilt Along. YIKES! I only have 6 blocks completed and they are up to 16!
I need to get back to the routine of doing the block for the week EVERY WEEK!

I see another goal ~ SEW CIVIL WAR BLOCK EVERY WEEK!

This morning I made block 15. Now I know this is really out of order but it was fresh on my mind and I had the pattern newly printed.

Here she is!

And, here are the blocks I have completed to date!

Maybe I can make another one tonight after I work on my Calendar Girls BOM for Saturday's class sample!

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Work today...party tonight!
Yup, going to a Fireman's Installation Dinner/Dance tonight with my husband!
It's always fun and the food is always great ~ too bad the weather will be lousy :(...!

Finished quilting and binding the Ice Cream Quilt on Thursday night and dropped it off ~ it can begin the journey to Japan.

Can I just tell you ~ sew soft, sew cozy, sew adorable!

Last night I started the Birthday block for the swap I am in. This month "Civil War" Fabrics.

Yes, I have a few of those, LOL!!!﻿

I had a block in mind and couldn't pull it off because the center focus fabric wouldn't fit in the block (the flags would have been cut off). Sew, as it works out I had to design a block to make it work. Not such a bad thing because I have been trying to design a block for each participant anyway!

Here it is in all it's glory...

The center looks a little "off" color from the rest but that's only in "photo life"...in real life it looks really cool!
Hope the birthday girl likes it as much as I do!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Beautiful, a lot going on and it will all come together when the time is right!
Some seams seem to need special stitches to cover them and hide the "oops"!
We will get there!

In the meanwhile, I have been sew busy that I haven't been able to post on a regular basis.

I finished the top for a special project and that is being quilted right now ~ no photos ~ took them on my cell phone and not quite sure how to get them off the phone and into this darn computer...this seam needs some lovely flowers for sure!﻿

Yesterday was a day of ups and downs so when I got home from work I decided that I needed to just have some sewing FUN...and I did just that!

I had a Jelly Roll laying around for months now and I decided that it was time to unroll the stack and make something sort of out of the ordinary for ME!

Well, one hour and 45 minutes of sewing and here is what I have...

I am going to call it "A Quick Roll..."!

I will post more about this technique at a later date - for now, enjoy the view!

That's all for now...lots to do today and tonight is the First Friday Finishes (Sit n' Sew) at the shop ~ always a fun time!